diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 9493565b4..e14f1c72d 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
       /* i18n-hint: (verb)*/
       c->AddItem(wxT("Record"), _("&Record"), FN(OnRecord), wxT("R"));
       c->AddItem(wxT("TimerRecord"), _("&Timer Record..."), FN(OnTimerRecord), wxT("Shift+T"));
-      c->AddItem(wxT("RecordAppend"), _("Appen&d Record"), FN(OnRecordAppend), wxT("Shift+R"));
+      c->AddItem(wxT("RecordBelow"), _("Record Below"), FN(OnRecordBelow), wxT("Shift+R"));
       // I decided to duplicate this between play and record, rather than put it at the top level.
       c->AddItem(wxT("Pause"), _("&Pause"), FN(OnPause), wxT("P"));
       c->EndSubMenu();
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ void AudacityProject::OnRecord()
    GetControlToolBar()->OnRecord(evt);
 }
 
-void AudacityProject::OnRecordAppend()
+void AudacityProject::OnRecordBelow()
 {
    wxCommandEvent evt;
    evt.SetInt(1); // 0 is default, use 1 to set shift on, 2 to clear it
diff --git a/src/Menus.h b/src/Menus.h
index 0d2d65a65..8514a7240 100644
--- a/src/Menus.h
+++ b/src/Menus.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 void OnStop();
 void OnPause();
 void OnRecord();
-void OnRecordAppend();
+void OnRecordBelow();
 void OnStopSelect();
 void OnSkipStart();
 void OnSkipEnd();
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index 76a5c342d..f5b2db975 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ void ControlToolBar::RegenerateTooltips()
             break;
          case ID_RECORD_BUTTON:
             commands.push_back(wxT("Record"));
-            commands.push_back(_("Append Record"));
-            commands.push_back(wxT("RecordAppend"));
+            commands.push_back(_("Record Below"));
+            commands.push_back(wxT("RecordBelow"));
             break;
          case ID_PAUSE_BUTTON:
             commands.push_back(wxT("Pause"));